Alverno College Music Therapy

Alverno College Music Therapy was active at the 2026 Triennial World Congress of Music Therapy in Bologna, Italy. Professor Leslie Henry and 3 Alverno College Alumni attended this conference with 1400 music therapy colleagues. Read below the titles of the cutting edge presentations by our alumni and share in our excitement of their success.

Amelia Glass, BM ’26
Following in Our Footsteps: When Our Children also Become Music Therapists

Jen Sokira, Ed.D.,’25
Perspectives on Trauma in Music Therapy: Many Stories, Multiple Pathways
Innovating Music Therapy Educator through Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: A Roundtable Dialogue - Training Models and Approaches

Diandra Russo BM, ’14
"Taking about generations” Navigating Generational Shifts in Music Therapy Training
"I’ve Got You Under My Skin” Exploring Live Receptive Music Therapy Approaches at the Border of Phenomenology, Intersubjectivity, and Embodiment

I have been honored to serve as the Director Alverno's Master of Music Therapy Program. Each graduation is special, but through the program cuts and difficult decisions the final four prevailed! Congratulations Autumn Voyles, Mariah Skelly, Erica Starr Flores Minda Kisber Gordon

Paper can be found @ https://alverno.omeka.net/items/show/1018

After completing in class capstone presentations, the students were filled with pride and accomplishment. Our capstone is rigorous and creates lifelong lessons and bonds. Please join us on Monday!

A time-honored tradition for our music therapy training program! Please join us for Capstone presentations on Monday, May 11, we welcome people in person and online.

Please join us for a very exciting concert featuring the Alverno College Choir, Son Montuno Ensemble, and the Guitar and Friends Ensemble on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m.

Congratulations to Jenna Kornwolf on her musical showcase held on Saturday, April 25, a capstone event in pursuit of her Creative Arts in Practice Degree at Alverno College . Here is a link to her performance!

Jenna Kornwolf's Showcase This is "Jenna Kornwolf's Showcase" by Alverno College Media Hub on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.